It is the end of the road for British Nuclear Fuels, the monolithic government body that for decades was synonymous with the UK nuclear industry. On Monday, an international consortium of private companies take over the running of Sellafield, cleaning up half a Century of nuclear waste.

Detroit used to be synonymous with motors and Motown - now it's become more a symbol of America's economic woes.

Sunday 6 July marks the 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster.

For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?

Soweto, synonymous with poverty and political violence, is now a site of huge development, reports the BBC's Peter Biles.

A profile of Burma's 88 Generation Students group, synonymous with the long struggle for democracy.

An inner-city area synonymous with crime and drugs may get a multi-million pound makeover.

Scientists in a city synonymous with steel plan to replace the traditional metal knife with a ceramic version.

The Hercules aircraft, synonymous with RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, celebrates its 50th birthday.

Blackpool used to be synonymous with donkeys, rock, the tower and roller coasters. It could soon add gambling to that list if government proposals go ahead. But not everyone's jumping for joy as the Money Programme discovered.

Cosmetic firm Avon maybe synonymous with its slogan 'Avon Calling', but a mobile phone promotion has kept some customers hanging on the line.

The name Judas Iscariot is synonymous with betrayal and treachery. But was he such a bad man? Plus Rebecca Loos, Bob Dylan, Dawn French and more.

Napster, which became synonymous with online music piracy, launches its paid-for service in the US.

Napster, which became synonymous with online music piracy, begins testing its legitimate paid-for service.

The Sangatte refugee camp, a one-time hangar used to store drilling equipment, has become synonymous with Europe's refugee crisis.

Sectarianism could become "synonymous with Scotland" unless people take swift action to stop it warns First Minister Jack McConnell.

Union leaders say the brewer of Boddingtons should not leave Manchester, because the beer is synonymous with the city.

The Belfry has become synonymous with the Ryder Cup - and European success.

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Penguins are as synonymous with the Falkland Islands as rooks are with the Tower of London. But the mysterious death of thousands of penguins could raise difficult questions for the Islanders.